Database: Pirate Round

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This sailing route—around the Cape of Good Hope off the southern coast of Africa—was a favored journey for ambitious pirates throughout the Golden Age of Piracy. After rounding the stormy cape and taking shelter on the shores of Madagascar, pirates would then sail north, targeting wealthy trading vessels from all nations carrying the treasures of the east such as silk, spice, and gold.